Middlesbrough vs Derby

Match context

The venue is Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, capacity 34,988.

Form

Middlesbrough have 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 (DDWWD), scoring 10 and conceding 8 — 2.0 / 1.6 per match. They took 5 points from 3 home matches in that run. They kept 1 clean sheet.

Derby have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 (LDDLL), scoring 4 and conceding 9 — 0.8 / 1.8 per match. They took 1 point from 2 away matches in that run.

Head to head

In the last 5 meetings Middlesbrough won 3, Derby won 2 and 0 ended level. Goals: Middlesbrough 7, Derby 4.

The most recent meeting, on 1 January 2026, finished Derby 1-0 Middlesbrough.

Key players and absentees

Recent form singles out A. Cozier-Duberry (1 goal in 5 matches, 3 assists, 8 shots on target, average rating 7.4) and W. Lankshear (4 goals in 5 matches, 8 shots on target, average rating 7.3) for Middlesbrough.

Recent form singles out M. Fuseini (1 goal in 5 matches, 1 assist, 3 shots on target, average rating 6.8) and S. Szmodics (1 goal in 5 matches, 1 assist, 6 shots on target, average rating 6.6) for Derby.

Model estimate

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